Law, Conflict and International Relations

Since the end of the Cold War, the place of law in international politics has been hotly contested, even as in practice legal rules and actors have become increasingly important. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the role of law in armed conflict, peacemaking, and peacebuilding. This series will bring together cutting-edge, interdisciplinary scholarship on law, conflict, and international politics, encompassing the fields of international criminal law, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law, and law relating to the use of force, and conflict prevention, resolution, peacemaking, and peacebuilding, and resort to the use of force.

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Intervention and Consent

This book examines the international law of forcible intervention in civil wars, in particular the role of party-consent in affecting the legality of such intervention.
In modern international law, it is a near consensus that no state can use force against another – the main exceptions being...

Victims and ex-combatants

This book seeks to refine our understanding of transitional justice and peacebuilding, and long-term security and reintegration challenges after violent conflicts.
As recent events following political change during the so-called 'Arab Spring' demonstrate, demands for accountability often follow or...

The Effectiveness of Global Landmine Regimes

This book contributes to contemporary debates on the effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) in regulating or prohibiting inhumane weapons, such as landmines.
Two treaties have emerged under IHL in response to the humanitarian scourge of landmines. However, despite a considerable body...